The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-19
THE GANG BEGINS TO BLUFF
Coy Rallies His Forces and Promises
"The Town Will Be Thrown Open"
They Are Relying Upon the Lawless Element
for Edenharter's Election-Talk About
the Local Political Outlook.

It is possible that the still hunt in the interest
of Coys candidates for the city Offices will come
to an end this week. and that thereafter affairs
viii, be conducted with whoop and hurrah.
From the nomination of Edenharter until
within the last few days his friends have been
wary in expressing opinions to the result,
but it is now part of the campaign for them to
claim everything in sight. and to discard even
the leh test intimations of failure 1t is simply
the bluff that naturally follows months OF
plotting and personal efforts on the part
OF the gang to have everyone that has been
den titled with its purposes to stand by 1t IN the
time of vindication. To exculpate Coy and his
followers is the strongest incentive that the gang
can find in rallying its forces around Eden
harter. On the other hand, it is recognized by
those who, account OF selfish interests, will
neither commit themselves for nor against this
disreputRble and destructive element in politics.
that the success OF Edenharter means
what his ardent supporters call a wide
open town" One of this class
was talking last night about Edenharter's ideas
for benefitng the city He was asked what
they were. but to this he could make no reply
except in general way that he thought his
election would do the city good intimatng that
while a respectable government was we'll
enough, the saloons and gamblers ought to have
harter had any policy in regard TO the control or
the city except what he had shown in the Coun-
Gil. There he opposed the Union Depot project
from first to last. and in almost every other IN
stance where Improvements of general character
were proposed he could be found on the oppos-
ing SIDE Putting it briefly. this supporter of
Edenharter could find nothing to commend him
except that he is Coy's candidate.
Democrat who believes in the decency of
politics was asked last night what he thought
about the issues of the campaign. There can
be but one" he replied, land that is war to the
knife against the gang controlled by Coy"
s.The supporters Of the gang are talking with
confidence"
"Of course they will. and they placing
their sole dependence on the hoodlums, the
Liquor League and the hurrah element Coy
hopes to keep in hand few reputable Demo
Gratis but take from him the voters who have no
taxes to pay and lttle before Thorn except the
work house. take from him the salooc-keepers
who will profit by Edenharters election. let him
lose the support Of every person of sturdy repu-
tation, and his position in this campaign would
be insignificant. AS he has saloon of his own,
you can see where his selfish interest liesin hav-
ing Mayor whom he can control"
But Sim says he does not belong to the
Liquor League"
THAT is trick of his He stays out of its
councils for purpose. but whatever it wants
done Coy is sure to do ii. The money he is
using in this campaign comes chiefly from that
source and it is through him that the personal
assurances of his candidate to serve the league
whenever they can given. In every polit-
cal movement Coy represents the league he
Is the agent with full power to do as be pleases,
and with the assurance from the organization
that whenever he needs money 1t can be had.
/ am a personal friend OF Edenharter but l do
not wish to him elected. Denny repre-
sents the element that should not only control
the city, but its politics / know Edsnharter
and the gang that is supporting him. His cleo
ton would set the city back for years.
From it no one would derive any benefit
except the gang and the persons it
would protect. / think, however, the city will
escape that disaster, but it will take the hard
earnest work of every decent citizen to do II
Much can be lost. through overconfdence. l
say this because know what the gang is doing
1t will not be campaign of incidents, for the
gang methods are those that have been used be-
fore. They mean the persistent use or every
thing that belongs to dsreputable politics, from
the direct purchase of voters to tampering with
ballots and tally sheets. 1t is in the wards
whore Coy and his followers have been in the
ascendant that these methods will be tried.
Coy expects to get his big maiorities in the pre-
cincts where he has met with interfer-
ence. You need not look for any OF his tricks
where the majoritiss are either large or small
against him.
One of tbs gang, in the exubsrancs Of his
hopes, expressed last night thorough satisfac-
ton with the manner in which the campaign
was being MANAGED in the interest OF Eden
harter. He called over several precincts in
which be said his candidate would have large
gains. AS they have heretofore given Demo
cratic candidates decisive majorities, and are
places where the Coy element has had complete
control he WAS asked what was to become OF the
naturally large labor vote in those localities.
THAT will not amount to much" he replied Il
count on the Union Labor ticket getting but
small support there, and in any event do not
expect it to bother us.